[AT] Looking old and rough but working

[Spencer Yost]

Why should the tractors and implements be any different than the owner? :-)

Seriously though, the tractor and the Haybine just plugged their way through. No troubles at all except for the length of the stems.  The conditioning rollers on my Haybine are starting to get small peeled-off spots in the valleys.  I found out when this happens the rough and loose edge around the spot will grab a seed stem, and once that happens other hay will start wrapping around the roller.   So I had to use a razor remove loose and rough edges of some of the spots. After I did that the problem went  away.   When I used it last year I did not have any trouble with this as I was able to mow closer to the boot stage of the orchard grass and did not have much in the way of stems.   

I also had to tighten a belt.   The pic is from an area of the field that is high and dry and partially grazed does not have as much in the way of grass. You should see the rest of the pasture:  really thick.

All in all a trouble-free day for a bunch of old equipment.

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